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Jonathan_Hill
Super Hero
Hello!
What better way to get your learner's attention than addressing them by name?
My mobile-optimised demo showcases a natty bit of JavaScript by Zsolt Olah, which grabs your user's name from your LMS.
Outside an LMS, the %name% variable will default to 'GUEST'. So here's what it looks like in practice: https://twitter.com/JHill_AssocCIPD/status/1253813904729427969
There are a couple of other tricks here too, following David Anderson's recent advice that 'if it moves, it gets attention.'
YOUR LMS WANTS YOU!
Demo: https://bit.ly/elhc279
Download: https://bit.ly/elhc279dl
What better way to get your learner's attention than addressing them by name?
My mobile-optimised demo showcases a natty bit of JavaScript by Zsolt Olah, which grabs your user's name from your LMS.
Outside an LMS, the %name% variable will default to 'GUEST'. So here's what it looks like in practice: https://twitter.com/JHill_AssocCIPD/status/1253813904729427969
There are a couple of other tricks here too, following David Anderson's recent advice that 'if it moves, it gets attention.'
YOUR LMS WANTS YOU!
Demo: https://bit.ly/elhc279
Download: https://bit.ly/elhc279dl
Jonathan_Hill
5 years agoSuper Hero
Here's a quick look at a course I built last year which uses the same JavaScript to address the learner by name:
https://twitter.com/JHill_AssocCIPD/status/1253960507058458624
And here's a good article on how displaying the user's name can take advantage of 'The Cocktail Party Effect'. Just like when you overhear your name in a crowded room, seeing your name written will also gain your attention.
https://www.keepitusable.com/blog/psychology-corner-cocktail-party-effect/
https://twitter.com/JHill_AssocCIPD/status/1253960507058458624
And here's a good article on how displaying the user's name can take advantage of 'The Cocktail Party Effect'. Just like when you overhear your name in a crowded room, seeing your name written will also gain your attention.
https://www.keepitusable.com/blog/psychology-corner-cocktail-party-effect/
- PaulRodger5 years agoCommunity MemberI'm a Superhero fan so this would have drawn me in instantly. Would love to have a go on the demo if you have it.
- Jonathan_Hill5 years agoSuper HeroHey Paul - will see if I can share it. (Although the 'name' JavaScript won't work outside an LMS.)
Watch this space!